The last thing I filmed before Christmas, this gorgeous piece from the end of the Advent Children movie, by Nobuo Uematsu. I watched Advent Children last Christmas Eve, for the first time since it came out (and in the Complete version which I guess I hadn’t seen) and honestly loved it this time round. Also felt like I’d been missing out on the soundtrack all these years. I’ve made a ff7 soundfont version, a music box version, and now…
The first melody is on the oboe in the full orchestral version too so I wanted to see how an oboe and piano take would sound.
I had to practise that piano part quite a bit!! (And even then don’t expect me to ever manage it live.) And the oboe, phew, a lot of sustaining needed.
Oh this is always my ‘when in doubt’, but it’s been a while since I did something this messing about with a fuller sound set, rather than just piano or some retro sounds. Broadly “game music”/story-evoking type pieces, done quickly this evening.
LONG did I toil, and knew no earthly rest, Far did I rove, and find no certain home; At last I sought them in His sheltering breast, Who spreads His arms and bids the weary come: With Him I found a home, a rest Divine, And I since them am His, and He is mine. Yes I since them am His, and He is mine.
Yes, He is mine—and nought of earthly things Nor all the charms of pleasure, wealth, or power, The fame of heroes or the pomp of kings, Could tempt me to forget His love one hour. Go, worthless world, I cry, with all that’s thine: I my Saviour’s am, and He is mine. I my Saviour’s am, and He is mine.
Whate’er may change, in Him no change is seen; A glorious sun that wanes not nor declines; Above the clouds and storms He walks serene, And sweetly on His people’s darkness shines: Changes may come; I take or I resign, Content while I am His and He is mine, while I am His and He is mine.